The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-12-22
No. a..

settlers, on the same terms as other
public lands.
7th. We demand that all fences be
removed, by force if necessary, from
public lands unlawfulfy fenced by cat
tie companies, syndicates, or any other
form or name of monopoly.
8th. We demand the extinguish-
ment Of the public debt of the United
States by operating the minis to their
fullest capacity, in coming silver and
gold: and the rendering of the same
without discrimination, to the public
creditors of the Nation, according to
contract.
9th. We demand the substitution
of legal-tender treasury notes for the
issues of national banks; that the
Congress of the United States shall
regulate the amount of such issue by
per capita circulation, that shall in
crease and keep pace with the growth
of the country's population, and the
expansion of her business interests.
We further demand the repeal of the
present National banking system.
10th. We demand that the depart
ment of agriculture be made one of
the departments of State that it shall
be increased in scope and efficiency,
and in connection Herewith, there
shall be established bureau of labor
statistics. @
l1th. We demand the enactment of
laws to compel corporations to pay
their employees according to contract,
in lawful money for their services,
and the giving to mechanics and
laborers first lien upon the products
of their labor to the extent of their
full wages. f.
18th. That the laws relating to the
suppression of the transmission of i'm
moral, profane or obscene literature
through the mails, be made more.
stringent; and be extended so as to
suppress the transmission of such
literature by any public carrier.
18th. We demand that the U. S.
Government purchase, by right of
eminent domain, the telephone and
telegraph lines, and operate them as
adjuncts of the q. S. postal service.
l4th. That in view of the fact that
the delegates to this body represent a
ajority of the cotton producers of
the cotton belt of America, which belt
produces over two-t thirds of the cotton
of the whole world, and in view of
the further fact that two-thirds Of the
cotton in the cotton belt is demanded
and used for export to foreign
power, which fixes the price on every
pound of our cotton; and in view of
the fact that the said power is debar-
red from returning to this country a
single yard Of manufactured cotton,
thereby making said power interested
in crowding down to the lowest figure
the price of cotton; we hereby demand
that the U. S. Government adopt a
speedy system of reduction of the i'm
port duty on manufactured cottons, in
such way as to do justice to this,
the greatest Of all classes of producers.
l4th. We demand such revision
of the tariff as will lay the heaviest
burdens on the luxuries and the light
est on the necessaries of life; and as
will reduce the incomes from imports
to strictly revenue basis.
18th. That as remedy against the
unjust accumulation and encroach-
ment of capital, we demand a gradu-
ated income tax.
10th. That as upon the intelligence
of the people depend the stability and
of our own free govern
ment, we demand for the masses q
well regulated system Of industrial
and agricultural education.
l7th. That we oppose the continued
influx of pauper labor from the mon
arches of Europe, whose anarchic
views and communistic doctrines are
discomfort, and disloyalty to
law, order, peace and good govern
ment; and by an overplus of worth
less labor, reducing our own laboring
classes to starvation. we therefore de-
mand more stringent laws to prevent
this country being further used as an
asylum for the communists and pau
pers of other countries.
18th. We demand that the consti-
tutions, both State aud National, be SO
amended as to provide for the election
of u. S. Senators by direct vote OF
the people.